Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista introduced me to these beautiful paintings by Trinidadian artist David "Moko Jumbie" James. Curvaceous black women are too often stereotyped and joked about, but his work portrays his plus size women of all hues as beautiful, stylish and sexual.

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